Make It Work

Make It Work is a three-year education campaign uniting a community of people who believe that hardworking Americans shouldn’t have to choose between being there for family and earning a living.

Working families, and especially women, are increasingly experiencing deep economic instability, between the lingering pay gap, the increasing costs of child and elder care, the lack of paid family leave and low wages.

America is ready for common sense workplace policies and ambitious solutions that will help people across the country “make it work.” So we’re changing the conversation about work and family in this country because it’s 2016, folks — and people who work hard deserve more than a decent living. They deserve a decent life.

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To take this from pipedream to reality MIW focuses on:

SETTING A NEW NARRATIVE

The challenges facing working families – especially those that impact women – and the ambitious solutions we need to address them will be a central part of the 2016 election narrative. Through media, on the ground actions, online outreach, and pop culture-focused campaigns, MIW will elevate the voices of real people dealing with these very real challenges.

BUILDING THE MOVEMENT

Because Make It Work is a time-limited campaign, our goal is to make efforts to advance solutions for working families more powerful – both now and in the future. From a national convention to in-state efforts, we will partner with organizations to train the generals who will lead the armies of passionate people to demand common sense workplace policies, in 2016 and beyond. We’re focusing on women and people of color – the people who are most impacted by these issues.

Make It Work is the education arm of our campaign working to advance economic security for women, men and families across the country. America is ready for common sense workplace policies and ambitious solutions that will help people across the country “make it work.” To that aim, Make It Work is changing the conversation about work and family in this country.

Make It Work Action (MIWA) is the nonpartisan advocacy arm of Make It Work. MIWA engages in activities, including voter education, candidate “birddogging” and impacting public policy.

MIWA is championing new policy solutions to help families make it work — and working to ensure that public officials and candidates are doing the same. To take all this from pipe dream to policy, MIWA is working hard to hold public officials and candidates accountable to everyday people. That includes organizing in the states – partnering with strong local organizations and in places where the 2016 presidential contest unfolds.